tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post3584838625257672464..comments2024-03-23T04:19:04.366-04:00Comments on Are we there yet?: A Bag of Tricks - Find Your Next ProtagonistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-39477540307278253072012-12-25T15:40:05.769-05:002012-12-25T15:40:05.769-05:00The set of keys with the swastika eagle medallion ...The set of keys with the swastika eagle medallion would fit into the genre I write, so it caught my eye first. Somewhere in the back of my head is an idea for a villain descended from a Nazi who hid out in Argentina after the War. William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-64484063501255992642012-12-21T21:03:25.339-05:002012-12-21T21:03:25.339-05:00Be safe and Happy Holidays!Be safe and Happy Holidays!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-29963542985012129842012-12-21T20:59:16.785-05:002012-12-21T20:59:16.785-05:00Oops, I meant I like your spin on mine.
The rest...Oops, I meant I like your spin on mine. <br /><br />The rest is my character sketch on your items!! I hope that was clear. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-27979044364612229912012-12-21T20:58:04.853-05:002012-12-21T20:58:04.853-05:00I like the CIA spin on this and the missing date. ...I like the CIA spin on this and the missing date. :)<br /><br />The items tell me it's a poor, single lady, maybe somewhat aged from a hard life stripping. In her younger years she made the tips to support her drug habit, but today she's trying to better her life and find the son she gave up for adoption. <br /><br />The handkerchief is one some old guy used to wipe her tears away when she'd decided she couldn't sleep with him for money. He wrote her a check for $5,000.00 with the blue pen, asked her to use it to get cleaned up. She did.<br /><br />She kept the old key to her room at the Foxy Lady Hotel, a junked out whorehouse. It's where she met most of the people who formed the values she accepted which put her on this path to finding her long, lost son. She knows she'll find another job. Until then, she'll be broke and hope people have the compassion to look in her bag and give a little helping hand.<br /><br />Love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-82796804086544047572012-12-21T20:49:57.654-05:002012-12-21T20:49:57.654-05:00Thanks Lucie! Can't wait to read the items! :)...Thanks Lucie! Can't wait to read the items! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-2427914268376514622012-12-21T14:00:34.393-05:002012-12-21T14:00:34.393-05:00Really fun and enjoyable project. It is a real fun...Really fun and enjoyable project. It is a real fun way to make a protagonist. Just imagining a bag or taking your own and seeing the random items in there could be a great way to form a character and a plot for a story.<br /><br />For me, when I read those items, I got an Indiana Jones impression. An CIA agent who received a mysterious package from a woman he met at big time event at Washington. They had exchanged cards and promised coffee once she was back from her next photography-job in Berlin. Two months later, thinking the coffee date has been permanently postponed he receives a package with a set of keys and a recorded that carries a old voice speaking German riddles.<br /><br />Very concerned and suspicious he starts to investigate and finds his coffee-partner had been missing for over a month from her job. Armed with some gum in his pocket, a substitute for smoking, he decides to go find this missing woman and figure out the riddles.<br /><br />At least that is the first impression I got from the list XD not super original I think though!<br /><br />Hmm, five items from a bag:<br /><br />1) An empty wallet<br />2) A blue pen<br />3) An old, worn photograph of a small boy<br />4) A hankerchief (Sp) with the embroidery of two golden winged birds<br />5) A rusted, old fashion keyPaige Lolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109827447400720330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-19570294515939418022012-12-21T12:10:53.182-05:002012-12-21T12:10:53.182-05:00This is such an inspiration. I'll have to try...This is such an inspiration. I'll have to try it. Thank you for sharing and Happy Holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-85352167974345885422012-12-19T21:55:20.496-05:002012-12-19T21:55:20.496-05:00Now I'm curious - maybe I'll have to write...Now I'm curious - maybe I'll have to write something to find out, huh 8^)Judithhttp://www.judith-ring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-57607136212712251982012-12-18T07:28:51.907-05:002012-12-18T07:28:51.907-05:00I'm curious about this guy who gave Linda the ...I'm curious about this guy who gave Linda the medallion. Is this a romance in the air? :) He better be an alpha male! I like him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-45862570765439100382012-12-18T01:54:09.474-05:002012-12-18T01:54:09.474-05:00Linda’s a photo-journalist for National Geographic...Linda’s a photo-journalist for National Geographic who’s more likely to keep track of and guard her cameras than her purse, which she regularly loses. Anything important, such as her passport, other ID and money, go into her camera bags.<br /><br />She collects old things and checks out pawn shops and thrift shops wherever she goes. The lighter particularly tickled her fancy because the initials reminded her of the Confederate States of America and her great-grandfather fought in the Southern army during the War Between the States.<br /><br />The medallion on the keychain was given to her as a comic gift at the last staff Christmas party. Since she’s aware it’s also a Native Indian good luck sign (and she likes the guy who gave it to her), she’s kept it.<br />Judithhttp://www.judith-ring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-80951219047912574862012-12-17T16:28:57.684-05:002012-12-17T16:28:57.684-05:00I'll be sure to stop over and take a look to s...I'll be sure to stop over and take a look to see what you've come up with! Can't wait. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-80957722553061063382012-12-17T16:15:46.349-05:002012-12-17T16:15:46.349-05:00Awww how fun! I think I'll try this on my own ...Awww how fun! I think I'll try this on my own blog this week :Drandi leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207001299508931034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-53068178398613360202012-12-17T14:02:34.900-05:002012-12-17T14:02:34.900-05:00Try one, Kelly! :DTry one, Kelly! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-47187569596758287342012-12-17T13:37:03.725-05:002012-12-17T13:37:03.725-05:00This is so much fun!This is so much fun!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-52618783813583506172012-12-17T10:55:29.450-05:002012-12-17T10:55:29.450-05:00No problem! I'm on a creative writing exercise...No problem! I'm on a creative writing exercise kick these days! lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-67865170415773290822012-12-17T09:54:36.834-05:002012-12-17T09:54:36.834-05:00A wonderful idea to get the creative juices flowin...A wonderful idea to get the creative juices flowing. Thanks for, Diane!AFordhttp://writeword.blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-49603466450230658942012-12-17T08:34:20.659-05:002012-12-17T08:34:20.659-05:00I see a traveling "picker" who goes arou...I see a traveling "picker" who goes around making bids on people's junk belongings. He's on the road quite a bit, thus the cards for entertainment. The switchblade is an awesome tool for any occasion. He uses the calculator to tally up his earnings, and the picture is of his mother, who is watching over his newborn baby that he cannot afford to raise. He'll hit the jackpot one of these days and can stop traveling around the country, a pickin' and a grinnin'. lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-41514098668021589962012-12-17T07:06:53.597-05:002012-12-17T07:06:53.597-05:00I can see myself playing a little 5 card draw with...I can see myself playing a little 5 card draw with this dude. lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-26274757379841408942012-12-17T07:04:48.931-05:002012-12-17T07:04:48.931-05:00Happy to share, Angela!Happy to share, Angela!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-82235280038842576642012-12-17T02:58:23.987-05:002012-12-17T02:58:23.987-05:00Love this exercise!
I found these items.
1. a pa...Love this exercise!<br /><br />I found these items. <br />1. a pair of used socks<br />2. a miniature switchblade<br />3. a pack of cards<br />4. a calculator<br />5. a picture of a old woman with a fat baby boy in her lap<br /><br />I see, a guy who always keeps an extra pair of socks on him for going to the gym. His name is Archie Lance. He collects knives and plays illegal poker in empty dusty warehouses. He has fond memories of his grandmother, the woman who raised him. krystal janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982747799563029153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-22008845932689362012-12-17T01:45:15.437-05:002012-12-17T01:45:15.437-05:00This is a great exercise to get the brain going! T...This is a great exercise to get the brain going! Thanks for sharing it :)<br /><br />AngelaAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-26568725674373515202012-12-16T20:49:23.070-05:002012-12-16T20:49:23.070-05:00Good one! :D
I love my artistic friends out here ...Good one! :D<br /><br />I love my artistic friends out here in the blogosphere. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351235520870325177.post-66507139574777634332012-12-16T20:24:14.715-05:002012-12-16T20:24:14.715-05:00Linda's boyfriend Steve gave her the lighter a...Linda's boyfriend Steve gave her the lighter and the audio recorder. Yesterday while taking some photographs of Central Park in winter, a leaf blew to the side and revealed the keys. She's thinking about walking them over to the National Museum's lost and found section. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.com